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So pretty indeed. Love the cumulative sort feature to boot. / via Ben Werdmuller

I trust whatever insight Dan Mall shares about Design Systems will be actionable and extremely valuable. (I also dig this format as it seems like it won’t be overwhelming!)

Speaking the Eames Institute, they have a (virtual) magazine to share stories about people, projects, and ideas that are shaping a better tomorrow. I kinda wish it was a real magazine, had an RSS feed or both!

Jim once thought about his sketchbook as an enjoyable way to waste time. I’m glad the Eames Institute sponsored this video which was an enjoyable way to get inspired. More goodness on Jim’s website.

A fantastic growing directory of personal blogs organized by Phil Gyford. / as seen all over the feeds

This video by Sabrina Cruz is dense and mind-blowing from multiple angles. (I've been working on Japanese websites of late.) As Andy Baio notes, the addendum is well worth a visit.

Read this article about delight in product design and enjoyed the illustrations by Dan Zucco. He’s got a class on Domestika that looks quite good.

The sentiments here apply to so many different practices. Austin’s thoughts from 2 years ago hold up well. Nice to revisit, thanks to Michael Rill

Went down a rabbit hole watching and listening to this. / via Drew Daniel

This installation seems very much like his work in Naoshima, Japan (a favorite of all time). Bucket listing to go here. Bonus: Great photos by Noah Kalina in the article.

Plant-based, marbleized meats and a _very_ hip website. Pricey, but whoa, advances in food technology! / via Uncrate

She's billed as a pole dancer, but it's more than that. And her performance transcends the annoying way this television show is edited.

An appeal for a better design vocabulary from a favorite professor from OSU, Paul Nini. Get to know the difference between a logo, brandmark and then some. / Thanks DJ!

Kathryn texted this list and I found Becoming Minimalist have expanded it to 99 ideas. But I like the easily digestible image version for starters.

Reminding myself of the trove that is the Library of Congress site, thanks to Antonio of AisleOne.

Those aren't glitches, those are stacks of books, pads of paper and writing instruments. Think that's neat? Enjoy lots more of their work.

On how to train and develop prompts for impressive outputs of illustrated portraits of a person. Sidenote: Matt Haughey has been doubling down on posting short and longform content on his blog. So. Good.

Yup, more with the AI stuff. This particular thread by Sergei Galkin details the steps to transfer a physical toy to the digital world in very short order.

Andy Baio goes deep on the state of images generated from AI along with the ethical (and legal) debates. An excellent long read.

We celebrated this portable record player back in the day. And now it's back and with Bluetooth to boot! / via Tom

Ralph Hammer suggests changing your mood space to create options. Couldn’t hurt eh?

Microsoft creates a blend of pride flags and though it breaks the rules of traditional flags that rely on simplicity, I'm kinda digging it. Available on Github and Figma for use and remixing. / via dezeen

Five-part series designed to ignite greater awareness of mental health issues at home and at work by Suzanne Moll and Eddie Brouse, edited by Cameron Moll

Dann Woellert explores the history of this local dish on its 100th anniversary.

A replica of the classic iTunes MiniPlayer to control Apple Music on modern macOS. Functioning nostalgia! / hat tip to Riccardo

If you prefer not to watch video in a tweet, here’s the quote in text.

Simple design to help folks get in and out of the chair. / via Dezeen

An inside look at Creative Mornings, with oodles of excellent photos to flush out the story. Speaking of which, featured image by Tory Williams.

"and the ways of doing and being that I love, becoming old-fashioned or whatever. But there’s two sides to everything. The crazier the world gets, the more there’s people looking for ways to make it not so crazy. I’ve put my foot in the camp of the people who are trying to make the world less crazy" - John Porcellino / via Brandon Schaefer

"You’ve created something – a drawing, a layout, a video, a piece of code, or a blog post – and after you’re more or less done, you pause and you look at it. And you don’t like it." Mattias Ott bridges this thinking with wisdom from Lynda Barry

Motivation in the thread.

Wonderful work from Collins sharing the Figma story. Bonus? Reading the "+ Project Information" backstory to get a sense of the journey.

I've played four of these games that fall under 13kB or less of JavaScript (that's small) and each one was quite enjoyable! / via sidebar

I've a better understanding of AI image generation thanks to Jay Alammar.

Simon Collison’s Site Nonsite journey continues with a second EP. Two songs streaming now. More records should have release notes for each track like Simon has provided (scroll down).

If you're looking for horror movies to get psyched up for Halloween, Rob has a list. Check them out, his life depends on it.

Mr. Doodle's project over the last few years is quite impressive. Dedication and consistency FTW.

I laughed, out loud... and then watched this video more times than I wanted to count. Their 'gram is chock full of more laughs. / thanks Ben

I have the sudden urge to modify an old iPod with an SD card.

I've long admired Noah's work (and newsletter) but never listened to his podcast. (I'm visual, not auditory.) But it was nice to see/hear him talk about photography in this Samsung Frame thingy.

Compact and portable record cutter that allows you to create your own 5” vinyl records and playback in lo-fi sound. WHOA + NEATO! / via Tom

Jordan Bolton wrote a screenplay but couldn't get the resources to produce it. Now he makes comics with grounded emotion. Oodles more on his Instagram.

Someone remixed Dr James O'Donoghue's animation with faces. This makes science concepts easy to grok.

Change lighting of photos with AI. It's free, so there's all that comes with that. But it's also pretty dang good.

Had I never seen these before? I have no idea, but they're neato.

A more fine-grained way of thinking about the year in two week sekki. We're at “Drops of dew on grass” at the moment. More insight from Ross Zurowski / via Rachel

My friend Dan posted a photo from this hotel’s restaurant at dinner and I’m adding it to my bucket list

Using the new background removal feature in iOS

I quite like how the new Verge logo overlaps and intersects featured images. Their refreshed design and intent is described in this post. Not sure about the commingling Tweets and articles, but I applaud experimenting.

Queuing up this podcast based on Chris Coyier's post, “3 Kinds of Loneliness”

"Your own private domain is the most valuable thing you can own." It's certainly up there! / via Belong

150 artists to created a series of immersive installations made from mostly salvaged material wedged between 3 highways. #bucketlist

A trove of logo concept books from Rand. Many of these identity studies weren't approved. Still great to peruse.

Doug Wilson toured the British Linotype factory to see what remains. He brought together history and oodles of photos in his post.

I too find that most blankets never have enough coverage. Filing away for gifts. / via @dansinker

My friend Tom just sent this link and raved saying, "Don't worry if you can't hold your breath the whole time." I just did it and it lowered my heart rate considerably. Can I start every day doing this?

Theater wayfinding inspired by pulleys and ropes which are used to change sets on stage. More photos on CL Design's site

Barbara “Bobbie” Stauffacher Solomon mixed Swiss graphic design principles with West Coast Pop art stylings, essentially creating supergraphics, and in doing so shaped the history of design. / Revisiting this link for inspiration

I've linked to these felt wall tiles before, but I really like the simplicity that Jeff Sheldon employed.

It's like a Dorling Kindersley book come to life. Lots more 'Animigraffs' by Jake O'Neal.